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Chief Shauwanasee Memorial

Chief Shauwanasee Memorial from directly overhead

Chief Shauwanasee Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Pilot Hill stands 227 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Kankakee River State Park, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
CHIEF SHAU-WA-NA-SEE 1838

How to reach it

Coordinates41.21902, -87.98024

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kankakee River Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
  • Limestone Park: 5.5 mi
  • Patriot Park: 5.6 mi
  • Latham Park: 5.6 mi
  • Marcotte Park: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 22
Attractions: 13
Museums: 9
  • Bourbonnais Grove Historical: 6.4 mi
  • Exploration Station Children's Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Kankakee County Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Wilmington Historical Society Building: 10.6 mi
  • Braidwood Area Historical Society: 12.7 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Pilot Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Mount Langham: 15.4 mi
  • Big Hill: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Michigan Beach: 20.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chief Shauwanasee Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot HillSSW 193°227 m13.5 mi
Mount LanghamSE 135°221 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:2019:4720:29
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1515:4216:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242839506272757367544130
Precip in2.41.92.53.95.15.24.73.83.63.42.82.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kankakee Metro Wastewater, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9070930685

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